Summary: <p><strong><em>The Office</em></strong> is an American <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mockumentary">mockumentary</a> sitcom television series that depicts the everyday lives of office employees in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scranton,_Pennsylvania">Scranton, Pennsylvania</a> branch of the fictional <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunder_Mifflin">Dunder Mifflin Paper Company</a>. It aired on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC">NBC</a> from March 24, 2005, to May 16, 2013, lasting a total of nine seasons.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Office_(American_TV_series)#cite_note-1">[1]</a> It is an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_adaptation">adaptation</a> of the 2001-2003 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC">BBC</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Office_(British_TV_series)">series of the same name</a>, being adapted for American television by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Daniels">Greg Daniels</a>, a veteran writer for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Night_Live"><em>Saturday Night Live</em></a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_the_Hill"><em>King of the Hill</em></a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Simpsons"><em>The Simpsons</em></a>. It was co-produced by Daniels's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deedle-Dee_Productions">Deedle-Dee Productions</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reveille_Productions">Reveille Productions</a> (later <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endemol_Shine_North_America">Shine America</a>), in association with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Television">Universal Television</a>. The original <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_producer">executive producers</a> were Daniels, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Klein_(television_producer)">Howard Klein</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Silverman">Ben Silverman</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricky_Gervais">Ricky Gervais</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Merchant">Stephen Merchant</a>, with numerous others being promoted in later seasons.</p> <strong> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/MassiveLateFee" rel="payment" title="★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★">★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★</a> </strong>
